作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Pyrolytic carbon black (PCB) made from used tires was used in ethylene-propylene-diene copolymers (EPDM). The microstructure of PCB was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). PCB was compounded with EPDM to prepare EPDM vulcanizates. The effects of PCB on the processing properties of EPDM compounds and t…
作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Poly(carboxylic acid)-polysaccharide compositions have been found suitable for obtaining drug formulations with controlled release, most formulations being therapeutically efficacious, stable, and non-irritant. The influence of the characteristics of the aqueous solutions from which the polymer matrix is prepared (i.e…
作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Porous poly(acrylamide) was synthesized using calcium carbonate microparticles and subsequent acid treatment to remove the calcium carbonate. Methylenebisacrylamide and ammonium persulfate/sodium metabisulfite were used as crosslinking agent and redox initiator, respectively. The porous structure of resulted hydrogels…
作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The present paper aims to study the possibility to modify the properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels prepared in the presence of different salt types (Na2SO4, NaCl and NaNO3) in order to extend the nature of the salts already used in obtaining films or gels, to expand their concentration domains and to expl…
作者信息未提供2009-05-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Mutual radiation grafting technique was used to graft acrylic acid on micrometer thick micro-porous polypropylene membrane using high-energy gamma radiation. Grafting could not be achieved in aqueous acrylic acid solution. The presence of Mohr’s salt effectively retarded the homopolymerization of acrylic acid but did…
Dale E. Newbury2009-05-01Scanning
Automated peak identification in electron beam-excited X-ray microanalysis with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry has been shown to be subject to occasional mistakes even on well-separated, high-intensity peaks arising from major constituents (arbitrarily defined as a concentration, C, which exceeds a mass fraction…
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvancements in Photolithography TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Amir Fahmi、Torsten Pietsch、César Mendoza 等 4 位作者2009-05-01Materials Today
Nanofabrication via self-assembly of hybrid materials into well-defined architectures is essential for the next generation of miniaturized devices. This paper describes our group's achievements towards the development of multifunctional nanostructures via self-assembly of hybrid systems based on the block copolymer PS…
Nanofabrication and Lithography TechniquesBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Kazuo Inoue、Naoto Hirosaki、Rong‐Jun Xie 等 4 位作者2009-05-01The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
An Eu 2+ -activated AlN phosphor was synthesized by firing the powder mixture of AlN, α-Si 3 N 4, and Eu 2 O 3 at 1500−2050 °C for 4 h under 1.0 MPa N 2 . The phase purity, photoluminescent properties, thermal quenching, and quantum efficiency of the fired samples were investigated. A single AlN wurtzite phase was for…
GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Masahito Tsujikawa、Tatsuki Oda2009-05-01arXiv
We have investigated crystalline magnetic anisotropy in the electric field (EF) for the Fe-Pt surface which have a large perpendicular anisotropy, by means of the first-principles approach. The anisotropy is reduced linearly with respect to the inward EF, associated with the induced spin density around the Fe layer. A…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
C. Cazorla、D. Alfè、M. J. Gillan2009-05-01arXiv
We present calculations of the free energy, and hence the melting properties, of a simple tight-binding model for transition metals in the region of d-band filling near the middle of a d-series, the parameters of the model being designed to mimic molybdenum. The melting properties are calculated for pressures ranging…
Materials Science
Ezequiel R. Soulé、Alejandro D. Rey2009-05-01Europhysics Letters (EPL)
We present theory and simulation of simultaneous chemical demixing and phase ordering in a polymer-liquid-crystal mixture in conditions where isotropic-isotropic phase separation is metastable with respect to isotropic-nematic phase transition. It is found that mesophase formation proceeds by a transient metastable ph…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesLiquid Crystal Research Advancements
M. O. Robbins、R. S. Hoy2009-05-01arXiv
In a recent letter, Govaert et al. examined the relationship between strain hardening modulus $G_r$ and flow stress $σ_{flow}$ for five different glassy polymers. In each case, results for $G_r$ at different strain rates or different temperatures were linearly related to the flow stress. They suggested that this linea…
Materials ScienceSoft Condensed Matter
Kedarnath Kolluri、M. Rauf Gungor、Dimitrios Maroudas2009-05-01Journal of Applied Physics
We report results of large-scale molecular-dynamics simulations of dynamic deformation under biaxial tensile strain of prestrained single-crystalline nanometer-scale-thick face-centered cubic (fcc) copper films. Our results show that stacking faults, which are abundantly present in fcc metals, may play a significant r…
Copper Interconnects and ReliabilityMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesMetallurgical and Alloy Processes
Okkyoung Choi、Zhiqiang Hu2009-05-01Water Science & Technology
Nitrification inhibition by silver nanoparticles (nanosilver) was evaluated by extant respirometry using enriched nitrifying bacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants. Silver nanoparticles were more toxic than silver ions or silver chloride colloids, all of which did not disrupt cell membrane integrity at 1 m…
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Chunming Wang、Jinfeng Wang、Shujun Zhang 等 4 位作者2009-05-01Journal of Applied Physics
The Aurivillius-type bismuth layer-structured (NaBi)0.46(LiCe)0.04Bi4Ti4O15 (NBT-LiCe) piezoelectric ceramics were synthesized using conventional solid-state processing. Phase analysis was performed by x-ray diffraction and microstructural morphology was assessed by scanning electron microscopy. The dielectric, piezoe…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Carlo Antonini、Javier Carmona、Eric M. Pierce 等 5 位作者2009-05-01Langmuir
The shortcomings of the current formulation for calculating the adhesion force for drops and bubbles with noncircular contact lines are discussed. A general formulation to evaluate the adhesion force due to surface forces is presented. Also, a novel methodology, that is, IBAFA, image based adhesion force analysis, was…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Leticia Tocado、E. Palacios、R. Burriel2009-05-01Journal of Applied Physics
We present a study of the giant magnetocaloric effect in MnAs produced by a magnetostructural first-order phase transition. Results deduced from magnetization, M, and heat capacity, Cp,B(T), are compared and discussed. Some spurious effects are explained, and especially a spike in the isothermal entropy change, ΔST, o…
Shape Memory Alloy TransformationsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Mihaela Mihai、Michel A. Huneault、Basil D. Favis2009-05-01Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract This article investigates the crystallinity development in cellular poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and the effect of the achieved crystalline content on its properties and microstructure. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in its supercritical state was used as the expansion agent for three different grades of PLA that differed…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisPolymer Foaming and Composites
Andŕe Wicklein、Suhrit Ghosh、Michael Sommer 等 5 位作者2009-05-01ACS Nano
We investigated an innovative concept of general validity based on an organogel/polymer system to generate donor-acceptor nanostructures suitable for charge generation and charge transport. An electron conducting (acceptor) perylene bisimide organogelator forms nanowires in suitable solvents during gelation process. T…
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics